Earle, A: Home Life in Colonial Days (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Home Life in Colonial DaysTbere were two constant obstacles in tbc patb An article would be found and a name given by old-time country folk, but no dictionary contained tbc word, no printed description of its use or purpose could be ob tained, tbougb a century ago it was in every bousebold. Again, some curiously sbaped utensil or tool rnigbt be displayed and its use indicated; but it was nameless, and it took long inquiry and deduction, tbc faculty of taking a bint, to cbristen it. It is plain tbat di¿'erent vocations and occupations bad not anb imple ments but a vocabulary of tbeir own, and all bave become almost obsolete; to tbc various terms, pbrases.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.